Mijat Marić

Mijat Marić
Personal information
Date of birth	30 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Minusio, Switzerland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Malcantone Agno
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002	Lugano
2003–2008	St. Gallen
2007	→ Luzern (loan)
2008–2009	Bari
2009	→ Eupen (loan)
2009–2010	Eupen
2010–2018	Lokeren
2018–2022	Lugano
International career
0000–2006	Switzerland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mijat Marić (born 30 April 1984) is a Swiss former footballer of Croatian descent, who played as a defender.

Career

Marić started his career at AC Lugano of Ticino, an Italian speaking region. After the bankrupt of the club, he joined FC Malcantone Agno. In summer 2003 he joined FC St. Gallen of Swiss Super League. He played 2 matches for the club before left on loan to FC Luzern until December 2007.

In March 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Bari on free transfer, effective on 1 July 2008.^[1]

After not getting to playing any matches for Bari at Serie B, he left for K.A.S. Eupen of Belgian Second Division.

He played one year in K.A.S. Eupen and was voted for the best player in second tier of Belgium football.^[2]

In August 2018, Maric returned to Lugano after 10 years playing abroad.^[3]

Lokeren

Lugano

^ "Domani sarà presentato Maric" (in Italian). AS Bari. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ "Officiel : Petr, Maric et Né à Eupen" (in French). footgoal.net. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ "Maric nach zehn Ausland-Jahren zu Lugano" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "Lokeren remporte sa deuxième Coupe de Belgique". rtbf.be. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.

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